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The new covenantThe nevv covenant
The new covenant, or the saints portion A treatise unfolding the all-sufficiency of God, and mans uprightness, and the covenant of grace. delivered in fourteen sermons upon Gen. 17. 1. 2. Whereunto are adjoined four sermons upon Eccles. 9.1. 2. 11. 12. By the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ John Preston. Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The nevv covenant, or the saints portion A treatise vnfolding the all-sufficiencie of God, and mans uprightnes, and the covenant of grace. delivered in fourteene sermons vpon Gen. 17. 1. 2. Wherevnto are adioyned foure sermons vpon Eccles. 9.1. 2. 11. 12. By the late faithfull and worthie minister of Iesus Christ Iohn Preston. Dr. in Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiestie, maister of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by I. Dawson for Nicolas Bourne, 1629
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The ground of it is this; such a man fears only the wrath of God, he feare• only the evil, and therefore when that is taken away, he fears no more; but with the godly man it is quite contrary, he fears the Lord and his goodness, 1Hosea 3. 5. and therefore when there is an end of evil and afflictions, when the fear of that is blown over▪ when goodness comes in the room of it, when God begins to show mercy to him, to give him health, and peace, and quietness, when he is rid of his sickness, of his troubles, crosses, and calamities, his fear doth not cease, (as the fear of Ahab did,) but he fears God still, yea he fears him now more then ever. The more Gods goodness is increased towards him, the more he fears; because the more his love is increased, the more his tenderness of Conscience is increased, the more sweetness he finds in God, and therefore the more he is afraid to loose it, the more he is afraid of any breaches between God and him. This you shall find in those that fear.
The ground of it is this; such a man feares onely the wrath of God, he feare• onely the evill, and therefore when that is taken away, he feares no more; but with the godly man it is quite contrarie, he feares the Lord and his goodnesse, 1Hosea 3. 5. and therefore when there is an end of evill and afflictions, when the feare of that is blowne over▪ when goodnesse comes in the roome of it, when God beginnes to shew mercie to him, to giue him health, and peace, and quietnesse, when he is rid of his sicknes, of his troubles, crosses, and calamities, his feare doth not cease, (as the feare of Ahab did,) but he feares God still, yea he feares him now more then ever. The more Gods goodnesse is increased towards him, the more he feares; because the more his loue is increased, the more his tendernesse of Conscience is increased, the more sweetnesse he findes in God, and therefore the more he is afraid to loose it, the more he is afraid of any breaches betweene God and him. This you shall finde in those that feare.